ISSN:
1432-1920
Keywords:
Key words Infarcts
;
brain
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Basal ganglia
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Cerebellum
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Magnetic resonance imaging
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T1 shortening
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract Our purpose was to investigate nonhaemorrhagic infarcts with a short T1 in the cerebellum and basal ganglia. We carried out repeat MRI on 12 patients with infarcts in the cerebellum or basal ganglia with a short T1. Cerebellar cortical lesions showed high signal on T1-weighted spin-echo images beginning at 2 weeks, which became prominent from 3 weeks to 2 months, and persisted for as long as 14 months after the ictus. The basal ganglia lesions demonstrated slightly high signal from a week after the ictus, which became more intense thereafter. Signal intensity began to fade gradually after 2 months. High signal could be seen at the periphery until 5 months, and then disappeared, while low or isointense signal, seen in the central portion from day 20, persisted thereafter.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s002349900242
